...NEW ERA... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*
Intro:
F#E (x3)
Verse 1:
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era,
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
DE
I met a girl from Area Three;
DE
She told me that she worked in a chicken factory.
Verse 2:
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
DE
By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Liszt';
DE
I had to walk her home through Area Six.
Verse 3:
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
DE
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
DE
In Area Six, they throw bottles and bricks and kicks.
Breakdown:
(Half Speed):
AF#,
DE (x2)
AF#,
DE (x2)
Verse 4:
(Original Tempo):
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
DED
I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor;
E
The key won't fit the door.
Verse 5:
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
DE
She said she had a beautiful flat;
DE
We had to sleep on the mat.
Verse 6:
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
DE
Woke up and thought; "this ain't exactly heaven";
DE
Oh shit, this is Area Seven!
Coda:
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era,
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era.
AF#
This is the dawning of a new era,
A
This is the dawning...it's a new...Era! Era! Era! Era!
Outro:
F#E (x3)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F#EAD
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)